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Obama meets Abbas, presses Israel on settlements (Reuters)

May 28th, 2009 Posted in topstories

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas takes part in a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (not pictured) on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on Israel to freeze settlements as he sought to reassure visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of U.S. support for Palestinian statehood.


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